Stanley R. Sloan

Stanley R. Sloan passed away in Elmhurst, surrounded by his family; A native of Detroit, Michigan where he spent his childhood and young adulthood; Air Force Veteran of the Korean way with 4 years of military service; Graduated from Hillsdale College before moving to the Chicago area as an accountant with Montgomery Wards. Stanley met Joanne and they married in 1963 and were transferred to St. Paul, Minnesota where they began their family of four children. Eventually, Chicago called him back and the family settled into Elmhurst for the rest of his life. Stanley was the beloved husband of Joanne, nee Kulinski, for 59 years; much beloved father of Suzanne (Jonathan Eichman), Julianne, John (Debbie), and Robert (Sheryl) Sloan; loving grandfather of Andrew, Julia, Anna, Christopher, Amanda, Daniel, Joseph, Thomas, Jacob, and Matthew—all superstars in his eyes; dear son of the late Stanley and the late Julia, nee Surowicz and brother of Michael (Jane) Sloan and the late Suzanne Sloan; Everyone always knew how proud Stanley was of his family. He made sure to spend time with them at the family cottage on Lake Erie in Canada for relaxing summers at the beach and later in life during winters inside around the fireplace. Stanley also had a great love for his country and especially his adopted hometown of Elmhurst and the Chicago Land area. He found the city to be a dynamic and growing source of business opportunities and he loved to discuss business, markets, and new entrepreneurial ideas which eventually led to the launch of Contractors Equipment Rentals, or C.E. Rentals, which he ran and worked at for over three decades with his son Robert as a successful business. He could be found each morning reading the Wall Street Journal catching up on the news of the day. Stanley, a child from Detroit, that grew up in the shadow of the “Big Three” automakers, worked for the companies during High School summers and never lost his love of cars. He followed each new change with great interest—for instance when the bigger cars became smaller and more efficient, when the manual transmissions moved to computerized and automated. Every five years, he traded in for a new one, carefully choosing each cars’ name according to the Alphabet. Throughout his life, he got through the alphabet A-Z as he raised the family and was well into the second round with his current car. Stanley was a curious and well-read citizen who cared deeply for his large and extended family and was generous with his time when help was needed. He will be truly missed. We and the world are blessed by his long, happy, productive, and full life. Visitation Friday, July 1, 2022, 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of St. Charles Rd.), Elmhurst. Friends and family will meet for a Mass of Christian Burial, beginning at 10:00 a.m. July 2, 2022 at Visitation Catholic Church, 779 South York Rd. (At Madison) Elmhurst. Interment Private. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com